Tribute to Mary and Norb Winter. Founders of Angels' Place

In 2008, the Allegheny County Health Department reported that over 1,000 babies were born to single mothers 19 years of age and under. There are challenges, especially child care issues, associated with being a full-time parent and a full-time student. Two-thirds of the teen mothers who keep their babies never finish high school.* Teenage male students trying to raise children on their own experience similar difficulties. Without adequate support, these young parents are likely to become trapped in a cycle of poverty driven by low-paying jobs or financial dependency.

Angels' Place, Inc. offers care, concern and compassion to young parents, creating brighter futures for themselves and their children. At three location in the Pittsburgh area (Brookline, Swissvale, and North Side), student parents receive a comprehensive program of FREE services including child care accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Also, tutoring, support groups, counseling and informal classes in parenting, nutrition, child safety and life skills are offered.
We are committed to providing student parents with the help needed to complete their education, secure satisfying employment, establish careers and become self-sufficient citizens. Through programs of excellence that embody best practices of education and family development, Angels' Place provides a loving, nurturing, safe and healthy environment that every parent and child deserves.
A dedicated family of loving and supportive staff members and volunteers encourage and guide both generations toward realizing their full potential. Bright, idealistic and hundreds strong, the graduated student parents of Angels' Place are developing responsible, educated, civic-minded families while actively contributing to the progress of our community and region.

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